STATE v. DENNIS

No. 86-339.

559 A.2d 670 (1989)

STATE of Vermont v. Dean DENNIS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

March 3, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin G. Bradley, Chittenden County State's Atty., and Robert Andres, Deputy State's Atty., Burlington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Walter M. Morris, Jr., Defender General, and William A. Nelson, Appellate Defender, Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK and DOOLEY, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.) and KEYSER, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict convicting him of attempted assault and robbery in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 608(a). We reverse.

At trial, defendant requested the court to instruct the jury that the State must prove he had the specific intent to commit the crime charged and that his intoxication, whether voluntary or involuntary, could negate a finding of the intent required under the...

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